Bracket



(No Model.)

D. JAOOBSEN.

BRACKET. No. 335,981. Patented Feb. 9,,1886.

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DAVID J ACOBSEN, OF NORVHCH, CONNECTICUT.

BRACKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 335,931, dated February9, 1886.

Application filed November 18, 1885. Serial No. 183,162. (No model.)

Norwich, county of New London and State of Connecticut, have invented anew and Improved Bracket, of which the following specification is afull, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to a bracket adapted to be fastened against awall, and designed to support articles of various description.

The invention consists in the elements of construction hereinafter morefully pointed out.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of myimprovedbracket. Fig. 2 is atop view of the same; Fig. 3, a bottom view of oneend of the board supported by the bracket; and Fig. 4,a section onlinema, Fig. 3.

The letters a and b represent, respectively, the upright and horizontalarms of the bracket connected by a suitable diagonal brace, c. The-armon projects upward above arm I), to form a lug, d.

e is a second lug, projecting upwardly from the front part of arm 12.The brace c is provided with a perforated hub, w, and this perforationis in line with a perforation in arm a, as shown. The two perforationsreceive a suitable bolt, screw, or spike, f, by means of which thebracket is attached to the wall.

9 is a prong for screwing the lower part of arm a, and h t are twoprongs projecting forwardly from lugs d e, for biting into and holdingthe superposed board j. This board j is made near each end with amortise, one mortise k, being near its front end and one mortise m,being at its back. The mortise k is of a length equal or greater thanthe combined lengths of the lug e and prong i.

In use two brackets are screwed to the wall in line horizontally, byfirst forcing the prong g into the wall, and next screwing thescrewboltf into the same. The board j is then placed upon the bracketsin the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1. It is then pushedbackward so that the mortise m receives lug d, while the mortise 70receives lug e. The prongs h i enter the walls of the mortises and thussecurely hold the board in place.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination of arms a and brace c, withthe screw-bolt f,passing through parts a c, and with the prong g,substantially as specified.

2. The combination of arms a b, connected by diagonal brace c, with lugsd e, projecting above arm b, and provided with the forwardlyprojectingprongs h i, and with the board j, mortised to receive lugs d e,substantially as specified.

3. The combination of arm a, perforated at o, and of arm I), with bracec, perforated at w, in line with perforation v, and with lugs d e,prongs g h z, screw-boltf, and boardj, having mortises k m,substantially as specified.

DAVID J ACOBSEN.

Vitnesses:

F. v. BRIESEN, THOMAS TURNER.

